National 14x12 Brood Box

National Standard Floor

Made from Cedar or Red Deal with a ply floor and timber lipping. Comes with entrance block.

Assembled Cedar £34.02Assembled Red Deal £28.55

Flat Pack National 14x12 Brood Box

Cedar £59.25Red Deal £37.66

Framed Queen Excluder

Framed Queen Excluders suitable for both top and bottom bee space. £17.89

Apiguard Crown Board

Facilitates administration of 'Apiguard' and can be used as a Clearer Board with the supplied Porter Bee Escapes. £17.23

Crown Board

Can also be used as a Clearer Board with the supplied Porter Bee Escapes. £13.55

Polycarbonate Quilt

Transparent alternative to the Crown Board. Allows viewing bees with minimal disruption to the colony. £17.21

Snelgrove Board

Invented by Leonard Snelgrove for the purpose of effective swarm/colony splitting and management.
See Snelgrove Method

Travelling Screen

Allows bees to breathe/stay cool whilst being transported. When moving a hive over a long distance remove the roof and crownboard and replace with a travelling screen. Hold in place with one or two hive straps. 3mm mesh to ensure no bees escape. £16.59

14x12 Eke

Used to convert a standard brood box to take 14x12 frames. Requires metal runners or castellated spacers (below)

Assembled Cedar £31.96Assembled Red Deal £28.88

National Nucleus Hive

Suitable for 6 Hoffman frames with a higher roof to take 1/4 gallon liquid feeders. Comes with dummy board for easier inspection. Choose a timber and Assembled (Assm) or Flat Pack (FP)

National Nucleus Hive 14x12

As above but 14x12. Choose a timber and Assembled (Assm) or Flat Pack (FP)

Castellated Spacers and Metal Runners

Hive Tools

Mouse Guard

National Entrance Block

Western Red Cedar with a small and large entrance. Made slightly overlength. Cut to fit your hive.

£2.54

Dummy Boards

Choose from National Hive Standard Brood, National 14x12 Brood or National Super

Frames

National Hive Hoffman, DN1 and SN1 Frames are now available in Flat Packs of 10 and 50. All packs come supplied with some frame nails to get you started.

Foundation Wax

National BS Wired Foundation. We Stock the most popular sizes. Deep, Shallow and 14x12 wax foundation.

Plastic Frame Ends

Plastic frame spacers available in narrow and wide. Sold in bags of 100. Plastic ends are available in white in either a narrow or wide spacing.

Nucleus Colonies

If you are interested in a top quality Nucleus Colony on 5 or 6 frames please email nicholas@peak-hives.co.uk and we will pass on your details to our bee breeder Helen. She's an expert with a wealth of experience and produces quality nucs with marked queens. She is also breeding now from newly arrived Buckfast Queens. The 2013 season price per Nucleus Colony is £175.00.

British National Beehives

Based in a small workshop in Tideswell in the Peak District we make Highest Quality British National Beehives out of 1st grade American Western Red Cedar or High Quality Red Deal according to the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) Modified National Hive Plans. Everything we sell we make here in the Peak District. We also stock other items of Beekeeping Supplies including Frames, Foundation Wax and Hive Tools. The driving forces behind peak-hives.co.uk are sustainability and quality workmanship. Sustainability because, well it matters quite a bit we think and quality workmanship because customer satisfaction is paramount. New for 2019 is our range of pollinator plants.

Fully Assembled National Hives

Customise to your requirements and choose either 1st grade Cedar or Red Deal. Standard Brood Box and Floor are included in the price. Bottom Bee Space is the National Hive standard so if you want Top Bee Space tick the checkbox. Don't forget to add on your metalwork requirements from the left hand column. We stock metal runners for Hoffman Frames and Castellated Spacers for SN1 etc. Please choose your hive options and extras below:

Supers:

Roof:

Floor:

Crown:

Stand:

14x12 Brood Box + £16.20

Framed Wired Queen Excluder + £17.89

Top Bee Space. Free.

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Red Deal Discount.

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Flat Pack National Hives

Customise to your requirements and choose either 1st Grade Cedar or Red Deal. Standard Brood Box and Floor are included in the price. Bottom Bee Space is the National Hive standard so if you want Top Bee Space tick the checkbox. Don't forget to add on your metalwork requirements from the left hand column. We stock metal runners for Hoffman Frames and Castellated Spacers for SN1 etc. Please choose your hive options and extras below:

Supers:

Roof:

Floor:

Crown:

Stand:

14x12 Brood Box + £14.53

Framed Wired Queen Excluder + £17.89

Top Bee Space. Free.

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Red Deal Discount.

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Product Improvement

Trying hard to keep prices competitive we originally made our Ashforth Feeders with the idea that we would do the hard work of putting it together but let the customer finish off with wax to seal the interior from leaks.

However, whilst most have appreciated the cost reduction and been happy to apply the wax finish we’ve had a couple of customers that didn’t quite see why they should shoulder the burden of ensuring their Ashforth was leak free.

Peak Hives customers always deserve the best.

So from now on we’re keeping the price the same but applying three coats of high quality paint to the interior and guaranteeing a leak free Ashforth.

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Pollinator Plants

Peak Hives now has it's own nursury for Pollinator Plants. We are keen gardeners and with our interest in beekeeping supplying quality pollinator plants seemed a natural progression... The polytunnel is now populated with our own propagated and carefully selected bee friendly plants.

Potentilla ‘Golden Starlit’ (Summer)

This brilliant yellow flower is perfectly complimented with a grey/green foliage which the bees love. Recommended by the RHS to be an excellent attractant and nectar source for bees and other beneficial insects.

1 Litre Pot £3.992 Litre Pot £5.99

Lavender 'Devon Compact White'

An ever popular perennial with profusion of pink, slightly more petite flowers on very upright habit over dense, aromatic, grey-green foliage with a tight mounding habit.

1 Litre Pot £4.992 Litre Pot £6.99

Pulmonaria ‘Raspberry Splash’

Pulmonaria 'Raspberry Splash'. A spring flowering perennial forming dense clumps of narrow white spotted dark green leaves and long lasting raspberry pink blooms. One of the earlier flowering lungworts and so particularly valuable as an early nectar source for bees.

1 Litre Pot £4.792 Litre Pot £6.79

Potentilla ‘Scarlet Starlit’

A Potentilla that has well-balanced but dwarf habit which carries crimson red flowers in the summer over foliage that has an eye-catching silver lustre. Recommended by the RHS to be an excellent attractant and nectar source for bees and other beneficial insects.

1 Litre Pot £5.502 Litre Pot £7.50

Veronica spicata ‘Heidekind’ (Summer)

From June-August, each strong stem is topped with a fat, cerise-pink flower which should be deadheaded to extend interest.

1 Litre Pot £4.952 Litre Pot £7.95

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Autumn)

C. plumbaginoides commonly called hardy blue-flowered leadwort is a low-growing herbaceous perennial with spreading roots, forming a mat of stems bearing oval leaves which turn red or purple in autumn. Clusters of rich blue flowers from late summer adored by bees.

1 Litre Pot £5.492 Litre Pot £8.49

Sage officinalis ‘Icterina (Gold)’ (Autumn)

A cheerful addition to the herb garden and particularly attractive when topped by its purple-blue flowers in Spring and Summer.

1 Litre Pot £6.502 Litre Pot £8.50

Euphorbia ‘Baby Charm’ (Spring)

Beautiful red tints to the attractive green foliage, with sprays of delicate green flowers on red stems in spring.

1 Litre Pot £4.792 Litre Pot £8.79

Helleborus orientalis hybrid ‘Pink Lady’ (Spring)

One of the very best bee plants is the hybrid hellebore (Helleborus x hybridus) because the open flowers are easy to access and provide life sustaining nectar and pollen for at least two weeks or more.

1 Litre Pot £5.202 Litre Pot £7.20

Rudbeckia fulgida var. deamii (Summer)

Attractive to bees and other pollinators Rudbeckia fulgida var. deamii bears attractive, daisy-like flowers with cone-shaped, black-brown centres from August to October.

Geum ‘Totally Tangerine’ (Spring)

Iberis ‘Masterpiece’ (Spring)

Iberis 'Masterpiece' is known for attracting bees, butterflies and moths. It has highly nectar-pollen-rich-flowers.

1 Litre Pot £4.992 Litre Pot £6.99

Verbena bonariensis (Summer/Autumn)

Flowering in July, August, September and October and noted for attracting Honeybees, Bumblebees and Butterflies. Prefers well drained light or medium soil sheltered from the wind.

1 Litre Pot £4.492 Litre Pot £5.99

Stachys byzantina (Summer/Autumn)

Flowering from July to September Stachys byzantina (aka Lamb's Ears) establishes quickly and provides a dense carpet of delicate fluffy grey leaves and then tall silky flower spikes which attract larger Bumble bee species. Also provides a perfect environment for Wool Carder bees which use the leaf hairs for nesting material for their young. A superb plant.

1 Litre Pot £3.992 Litre Pot £5.49

Buddleia globosa

With golden lemony yellow-orange globe-shaped flowers, Buddleja globosa or "orange ball tree" buddleia, is easy to grow and is an ideal shrub for a wildlife garden, cottage or low maintenance garden.

1 Litre Pot £4.792 Litre Pot £6.39

To Order

You can purchase everything for a National Hive here on a single page. If you’re looking at buying a complete hive then please use the center column…for National Hive parts please use the left hand column.
You can view your order at any time here…

You can also call Nicholas or Adriana on 07594 583 151 but emailing is best as it allows Nick to be more productive in the workshop and get orders out earlier. All hives / hive parts are custom made to order. Please remember that our priorities are quality and sustainability and not making a quick profit out of mass produced items.

If you have a large order (eg 10 plus hives) then discounts will be available. Please call to discuss but please remember our prices are already very competitive.

Delivery/Collection

If you’re within pickup distance then we welcome collection in person direct from our workshop in Tideswell. Otherwise UK mainland delivery charges are as follows:

If your order is to ship to Northern Ireland, The Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland or the Highlands and Islands please add extra postage by clicking this button…

Peak Hives is, and will remain, a small cottage industry. We have a small dedicated workshop and Nick makes all our products to order. Due to the huge increase in interest in beekeeping we are very busy at the moment. If you have a time critical order then please call Nick/Adriana on 07594 583 151 and we will always try our best to accommodate your needs.

Please note that the current turn around on orders is approximately 3 weeks.

Testimonials

“…just wanted to say a massive thank you for my hive, it is beautiful! I get my bees on Saturday and i’m really proud to have them in your hive! You now have a devoted customer…”

“…arrived and we are delighted with it. It’s really well made, so lovely to see such great craftsmanship, the bees should be very happy too…”

“…Hive arrived safely yesterday! Really pleased with it, what a great little Hive! Workmanship is second to none!…”

“…Thanks very much for putting our order through. Went and collected them today and really impressed with your work. Bees are going in on Monday to their new home. I’ve no doubt we’ll be back for more hives in due course….”

“…Just to let you know that my nuc hive arrived bang on time and I am delighted with it! Many thanks for the great service. It is very helpful to have updates via email and text concerning delivery date/time.

I’m sure I’ll be back for more…!…”

“…Fantastic! Just what I was after and they’ve turned out a treat. Really happy with the product and the quality is fab. So much so that I might be after another 10…”

“…It’s lovely and I’m so pleased with the workmanship too.
The service has been fantastic all round and I’ll definitely be buying from you again in the future!…”

“…It’s great to be able to support an individual artisan who, not only produces a great product, but also goes the extra mile for customer service….”

“…The Ashford feeders are superb, the boxes and hive stand perfect – I couldn’t be more pleased….”

“…delighted with the hive. Thank you so much, it looks great. Will spread the word amongst the members of our local group and more if ever I get the opportunity…”

“…We received the 2 assembled units today and are thrilled with the excellent improved design. Well worth waiting for…”

“…it’s very very good stuff, thank you. It’s very well made, I like the solid looking frame on the queen excluder…. Thanks a lot! A satisfied customer…”

“…a truly amazing business and I will spread the word in our club. I guess that is why I would not go elsewhere quality is worth the wait…”

“…It is great to trade with a business like yours where the benefits go straight to you and your family…”

“…I am very pleased with both the quality of the workmanship and the manner in which the package was delivered….The bees have settled in very quickly and they appear to be happy with their new home! Thank you very much for your excellent service….”

“…thank you both for being a British company making something in a traditional way. I wish you the best of luck and will be ordering more soon I’m sure…”

“…Arrived safely. Brilliant customer service…”

“…Just wanted to say thank you so much for making and dispatching my order so quickly! Really appreciate it Nick! (so will the bees)…”

“…Your hives are of outstanding quality and worth the delivery time wait…”

“…So pleased with the stand, as sturdier than the new ones of today! Keeping the stand and brood box indoors for the the lovely cedar smell rather than store in the bee shed and until the spring when I can use. I will be back for more orders and will recommend you…”

“…delivered the Outstanding Varroa Floor this morning. Please thank Nicholas for his efforts on making the Hive Items I ordered promptly and to the usual high quality..”

“…Thank you for sending my additional hive parts so quickly. I am very pleased with the hive which was also appreciated by a group of bee inspectors…”

“…as with my previous order, everything was beautifully made and easy and straightforward to assemble…”

“…Hi, I’ve just received my new nucleus hive and I couldn’t be more pleased. It’s far too nice to go outside, it’s more like a piece of furniture!…”

“…The quality looks really good, and I am looking forward to assembling the first one to see how they look.”

“…Once again I compliment you on the top quality of your products, excellent, it’s nice doing business with someone who cares…”

“…arrived and look excellent – the nuke in particular is a masterpiece”

“…really gratifying to know that there are still craftspeople in this world who can turn out high quality products, use sustainable business practices and materials, still charge an accessible price and deal with customers in a friendly manner…”

“…thanks for the hive its gone together well and is now waiting for its bees!”

“…arrived this morning, very nice, I am well pleased with it.”

“…Just to say thanks for you effort to get the bee hive to us. The brother-in-law is a happy fellow…”

“…were easy to assemble and all functioning…The quality of timber is also so much better than other ones I’ve had…”

“…Nuc’s just arrived. Many thanks for getting it out to me before the weekend. It looks really good, can’t wait to put it together so I can split my colony and put it to some good use…”

Flat Pack Assembly

Click the links below to download pdf files containing assembly instructions for our flat pack National Hives. Please give Nick a call on 07594 583151 if you're unsure about any step in the process.